Los Angeles: The City Most In Need Of Massage Therapy

Every place in the world has its own causes of stress

. In small towns, theres the stress of finding employment, a good education, and starting a family. In bigger cities, there are similar stresses, and other ones like traffic, noise, and pollution. With these stress factors in mind, it seems safe to say that Los Angeles may be the most stressful place on earth and, therefore, one of the best places in the world to receive massage therapy.

Why does Los Angeles deserve top spot on the stress list? Because it ranks so high on so many of the factors that cause stress in peoples lives. First, starting with unemployment, Los Angeles features an 11.6 percent unemployment rate, 2 percentage points above the national average and on par with some of the most depressed areas of the nation, like Ohio and Indiana.

Other common causes of stress? The fear of natural disaster, which Los Angeles also ranks near the top in, with over 15 earthquakes albeit minor ones occurring in the metropolitan area in the past week (as of August 13, 2010). Traffic and pollution? Los Angeles is almost constantly ranked at the top of any worst traffic list, while it ranks at the top, or in the top five, in lists that track levels of pollution, with its skyline almost always blanketed in smog.

On the plus side, as a major economic and cultural center, Los Angeles is a great place to meet people, see interesting places (restaurants and museums), and start a career (if you can find a job!). However, all these activities lead to stressful situations, such as going outside (and into the pollution), getting into a car (and driving into the countrys worst traffic), and living in an area that is expecting a major earthquake in the near future.

Fortunately, among other positives, Los Angeles is also a friendly area if youre looking to receive massage therapy. There are thousands of massage therapists in Los Angeles, ranking it near the top of cities in its number of professional massage therapists.

While massage therapy has been especially accepted in areas like Los Angeles and California, massage has also been shown to decrease levels of stress, anxiety, and high blood pressure by major medical organizations in America. This makes a Los Angeles chair massage or a Los Angeles table massage a good decision and an easy find, fortunate for the millions who live in such a stressful city.

by: Brandon J. Thomas

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